The Blog — Page 29

Perseverance

Eight months pregnant and standing at her door on a cold January evening, I had no idea the lady about to open the door would be one of the most wonderful ladies I would ever meet. I stood there with my husband and a casserole. My husband had called earlier and said we were going to take dinner to a family who had just had their first child. That encounter changed my world - even when I was ... Read More about Perseverance

Camp Follower Series – Learning to Love

I met Sara the first time at a Chapel service. She saw my Texas flag purse and we were connected for life – it’s a Texas thing. Over the next year that she and I were in the same place, I started watching her love people. She is so good at it. She is from Texas, a small town called Stephenville. She grew up in that same town her whole life. With the exception of a semester at Texas A&M, ... Read More about Camp Follower Series – Learning to Love

Someday we might visit Betelgeuse –

As a family with young children we often have interesting conversations around our house. Today, though, we had a conversation I loved. We studied Astronomy last year with the kids and my son, in particular, has fallen in love with outer space - along with most other science-related things. Outer space came up again today. He was coloring a page with planets and stars on it and mentioned that ... Read More about Someday we might visit Betelgeuse –

Even the kitchen sink…

I am taking a break from the Camp Follower Series during this special season. Today we get to chat about learning to give. I am still learning. As many others in America , we have too much stuff. Moving frequently challenges us to purge, but certainly not near enough. We have more stuff than we would ever need. Adding kids into the equation makes for LOTS of stuff. Every year about this ... Read More about Even the kitchen sink…

Service

One attribute I have admired in many ladies is their ability to observe things that need to be done and then take the initiative to do it. I have one friend that does this better than anyone I know. The first time I met her she sat down by me in Bible study class. We had just moved to our new duty station and she wanted to know all about us. Come to find out, she had the same birthday as my ... Read More about Service